Railway-tie.



J. WHITEHEAD.

RAILWAY TB.

APPLICA'HOH FILED MAY24,1906.

Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

J. WHITEHEAD RAILWAY TIE.

nPLwATIoN PILBD4 MAY 24,

Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

"i, ti.

JOSEPH WHITEHEAD, 0F FARMINGTON, ILLINOIS.

RAILWAY-TIE.

l l Tomi! 'whom Lt muy concern:

a citizen oi` the United States, residing at Farmington, in the eonntil of Fulton and- .S'tate of illinois, have invented certain new and useful ,Imm-ovennmis in Railway' ies; and .l do hereby deelnre that the following' is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, wliieh will enahleotheral skilled in the art to which ity appertailis to make and use the same. i

This: invention has referente to improvements in railway ties, having for its object` a. tie constructed of steel or other snitable metal, or a tie. constructed with, a. metal easing containing a composite tilting, and means for firmly securing rails thereto.

A further object of the' invention ian-tieV eonstrnrted of a metal easing, preferably inclosing three sides of said tic and adapted to contain a rt'nnpositelining; said metal easing being pwfrrallyfornied from a strip of Sheetmetal lient into the form of an inverted-, amlfprot'idrd with recess-Inail'- ings: or depressions near eat-li end thereof to4 receive the rails and inSnre the placing ofthe rails always cqnidisiant to eaeh other! also in thtl provision of a Serienv of suitable lmt'forations lin' the nppe'r snrfaec of said tie npon 'the opposite aide` of the retasqs and depressions therein for the detachable ronnertion nl' means for Securely fastening with eertain ,pcrforatimw in the Said casina i and arranged for wedgmg engagement' wtt l the webs of rails adapted to be seated 1n the rail-seats aforesaid; and lshields prorated `lor the interior4 lot the said easing to l i l l protect. the, perforations therein afoleaaid,y

when raid raing is filled with said eumpositc filling. '1 "lli'e above objectjaic accomplished by the novel colistrnrtifr' of railway-tie hereinafter 'dcaeribeth illitatrnted in the aecompanrying drawings and particularly pointed ont in the elaima att-lie end of the specilieation. Fi ure 1 is a greatly reduced plan of a meta lie strip .which is adapted to serve as itie; Fig. (t is a east. from suitab of a composite iillimy rails in the recesses and depressione of sani Speciattnn o! Letterslatent. Patented B131'. 22, 1910. Application flied May 24, 1906. Serial No. 318,447.

the hon-sing fora composite tie; the dotted lines indicating where the stri is bent; and the rait-senta and perfor-ations eing shown, wherebyl to receive rails; Fig. is an elevaao tion ot a I)ortion of my im roved tie, showingr a rail seated in a raillscat and firmly secured therein by means of a pair of detachable plates; Fig. 3 is a lan of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 shows a longitudine sectional view e5 of the tie, rail, and seenrin f means for the rail illustrated i'n Fig. 2; Iig. 5 is a transverse, sectional View of the tie seen in`14`ig. 2, the Same bein f taken where the rail-seat is provided in t e metallic casing of said longitudinal sectional view of the easing of a tie adapted to contain a composite fillin wherein said ,easing is ie metal instead of stamped or formed from sheet metal; Fig. 7 is an ele- 75 vation of a portion of a'metallic tie;`where' in the saidtie is' referabljt7 an `I beam, and showing `detachab e plates for securing rails to said tie, similar to the plates seen in Figs.

t. 2 and 4; Fig. 8 is an end view `oi" the tie 80 fren in Fig. 7, andFig. 9 is a perspective view of one of the plates used for securing the rails to the tie. i

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the figures.

The preferred construction of tie is shown in Figa. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. This tie consists. 1 contained within tv metallic casingr 2, which, preferaliily covers the two sides and top of the tic.

In the manufacture of the tie just above described a strip of sheet steel. of the proper length and width is employed, which isl prcssed, stamped or otherwise. molded into shape to form a housing for a composite lillingr, Seen in Figs. 4 and 5. The strip of sheet steel. whieli is seen in Fig. 1 is bent down on the dotted lines indicated as a ex- 'tending longitildinally of the saidV sheet to form the top b and sides o of the casing for vthe said tic. At the time of bending the Y inserted perforationsor openings 5, whieh tare substantially circular in shape and whlch merge into the reduced rectangular openings or perforations 5*. The openings or perforations 4 and 5 `are disposed in pairs, upon the vop osite sides ofthe depressionslgrooiles or` ner s own ral -seats 3, somewhat in the ma in Fig. 1. Such openin s yor perforations may be made at the time t e sheet of steel is bent into the form shown in Fig. 5.and when the grooves or depressions 3 are formed or subse uent thereto, which ever'is the most desira le. The `metal strip when properly formed has the appearance of an inverted U. Ater the formation of the metallic casing in the manner above specified the same is filled with the composite fillingfindicated heretofore as 1.." But prior to the filling of the said casin shields which are indicated as 6 are place in the casing over the perforations or o enings indicated at 4, 5 and 5*. These shiel s are substantially of the shape shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, provided with the channel way 7 and the curved portion 8, which together with the inturned ortions 9 and 10 form suitableuchambers tween the portions 7 and 8 and the top `of the said casing to adapt the insertion of bolts into theA openings 5 for the securing of plates having portions vwhich have a detachable connection with the topof the cas- `ing ofthe tie through the opening 4 in a manner to be descri ed. The sides of the casing c may be connected and braced by means of the bolts 11 and nuts 12 which may be gro erly placed before filling the casing wit t e compositelilling and which serve as a brace for the metallic casing and also a strengthening means for the composite filling, all of which it isbelieved will be .understood.

In the applicationof a tie, such as above described to a railway bed, the rails which are here indicated as A are adapted to be seated in the rooves, depressions or railseats 3, somew at lin the manner seen in Figs. 2 3 and 4. Bolts indicated as 13 are through the ov `riings or tions indicated as 5 Wit the threaty ed ends of the said bolts projecting upwardly; ythe perforations `5 are large enough to adapt the heads of the bolts .13 to` ybe ,passed throu h the casing when the saine are forced towar l rectangular openings 5 ,which form apart of'the' openings *5 as shown. The bolts 13y are royided with uared porti'ons adjacent to t e heads thereos? so that when the Sarno are forced into the openings 5l the are' prevented yfrom turning or becoming islodged.

14 denotes suitable plates `having beveled portions 15 adapted to conform lto the taper of the base flanges of the'rails with whlch they are to engage and the said plates are provided with perforations lf3 and with will .plates in engagement .with the base {ianges 'of the rails, m manner seen in Figs. 2, 3 and erforathe depressions 3 therein, into'.the

`closure 19,@t e lo plates,`in' thelmanner seen in Fig. 9. After lacing the rails on the tie and inserting the bolts 13 in the mannerdescribed, the lips 17 of the plates 14 are inserted through the openings 4 of the tie and the erforationsV 16 in the said plates caused to e assed over the u per threaded ends of the bo ts 13 which lbring the beveled portions 15 of the 4, which are employedfor securing the rails in the grooves, depressions or ra1l-seats of the tie, and for securely locking the said plates in such positions, nuts 18 are screwed onto the'` upper threaded ends of the bolts 13 for bringing the said plates in juxtaposition with the upper face of the tie and the base flan es of the rails. When in this osition the Iips 17 are disposed within the c amber formed b the curved and end portions 8 and 9 of the s ield 6 and the heads of the bolts 13 are carried Within the chamber formed by the portions 7 and 10 of the shield 6; and the extreme ends of the lips 17 are thrown up under and adjacent to the lower face of the to of the casin `of the tie. It is-in tende that the lengt of the plates 14 from where the lips 17 extend therefrom to the outer ed es of the beveled portionsr 15 shall be slight y longer than a radius extending from thqkpoint where the li s 17 merge into the plates 14 to the base o the rail web or where the same merges'into the base' flanges of the rai1. B this construction in bringing the plates 14 own, the free ends will wedge against the web of the rails and firmly lock tlm same in the rail seats of the tie, all of which it is believed will be understood.

In Fig., 6 is shown a longitudinal sectionalview of a portion of a tie which is adapted posite filllng, but in this instance the casing 1s cast or molded from a suitable metal instead of being stamped or essed from a sheet-of steel as shown'in ig. 1. In this tobe composed of a casing filled with a com- Y .instance the depression 'in the tie for receiv. Y

ing the rail is substantially the same as shown; `inlig. 1 and there is provided the series of perforations to correspond to the perforations 4, 5 and 5, which are bestseen in Fig. i

1.v In castingor molding the casin it 1s preferable to' rovide the same with t e end ngithdinal strengthening ri2b 20, the short vertical ribs 21 an the ribs 2 It the perforationsw ich are similar to those in Fig. 1 nor to' refer to the same byl reference numeral, as the view is sim ly madeto illustrate that if it is thought advisable' the casing for the compositejfilling may be cast instead of pressedor stamped, all of which itis believed will be understood.

y is not thought necessary to describe ini detail the arran ement of the rail-seats or Figs. 7 and 8 illustrate the a the securing plates 14 to a tie W ich is made l the top of the beam and on each side of the depression and upon the opposite sides of the web thereof, the same is provided with perforations (although not shown) which are similar to the perforations, 4, 5, and 5 to adapt the carrying of the bolts 13 and the inserting of the li s 17 ofTL the plates 14. The beam is indicate at 23 provided with *the web 24 and 25 indicates a transverse web extending from the base of the depression in i the top of the tie to the lower ianges thereof, as seen in the figures. It is ,not thought necessary to refer to the railseat by numeral nor to show or refer to by numeral the perforations which are similar-to those referred to and indicated in Fig.` 1, as the igures l l i l i merely represent the application of the securing plates to a tie composed entirely of metal.

The tie illustrated by the Figs. 1 to 5 has been' constructed witha view to simplicity` and durability, the movable and detachable i partsi all being interchangeable. making it very convenient'when securing rails to the ties. y ,f f

Havin thus full described my invention, what I o aim and esire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is :-A y 1. ln combination, a tie consisting of a metal casing the same rovidcd with railseats and a series of' per orations, a concrete filling for said casing, shields for the perforatlons in the Casin-g disposed within said casing, plutes'adapted to engage the base flanges of the rails for securing them inthe rail seats of the casing, extensions nii/said plates adapted to be inserted throltigln certain `perforations of the casing to a apt the plates to havev a detachab'le and swingablc -connection therewith, and bolts passing through certain' other of the perfor-ations in the casing and the plates, and nuts :for engaging Said bolts.

2. A composite railway tie includingl a metallic main part comprising sides and a top, the top ortion thereof rovided with rail -seats an a plurality o perforations upon opposite sides of said'seats, a concrete body in said main part. detachable platesl for securing the rails in the seats aforesaid, lips bent downwardly and forwardly from said plates and ada ted to be inserted through certain of sai perforaons and to plication of l lie beneath and parallel with the top of said main portion, and` plates serving shields between said cox'lcrete body and connecting means for said plates and lips thereof.

3. A composite railway tic including` a metallic main part comprising sides and a top, the top portion thereof )rovidcd with rail seats and a plurality or perforations` upon opposite sides ol said seats. a concrete body iu said main part, detachable plates' for securing the rails to the seats aforesaid, lips bent downwardly and forwardly from said plates and adapted lo bc inserted through certain of said perforations and lo lie beneath and parallel with the to; olf said` main portion, and plates dispose in said concrete body, each provided with hori zontal depressed portions and concave por tions, to provi-dc shields for the connecting means between platee` and said inain portion and for the lips 'of said platos.

d. A, railway tie including a metallic )nain part comprising sides and a top, ilu` lop portion, ther-cot` formed with `depressions serving as rail-seats and also provided with a plurality oi' per'torations upon opposite sides of said depressions, a concrete body4 in said main part, transverse connecting menus for the sides of said main part Awhich also serve as a strengthening nie-ans for said concrete body, )lates having engagement 'with the webs ot the rails and provided with spaced eritensions adapted to extend down through certain of sald pertorations in the E lie, and Vshields for said extensions in the tie.

As a new article of manufacture, a railway tie including a metallic main part composed of sides and a top, the top formed with a pair oi' transverse depressions, and said top on the opposite sides of said dc- Jrcssions provided with two sels ot perorations, one of pertorations being substantially rectangular in outline lo receive thc extensions of suitable rail securing plaies, the other set of such )erfoi/rations being substantially key-hole shaped openings to receive the heads and body iortions of bolts for securing the railseeuring plates on the tie, a concrete illing for the tie, and 

